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Hey everyone, welcome back! Things have been somewhat shaky on my end the past bit, the freakiest moment was where I couldn’t move my wrist for an hour or so one morning, it passed but I’m still not sure if it’s MS or carpal tunnel. Either way, no fun.

As far as comic related news, there’s a new vote incentive up on Top Web Comics, it’s the sketch (with text) for the remake of page 10. Click the image below to vote and see the entire page.

I’ve been plugging away at these in the background for a while now, I’m really enjoying the opportunity to reframe the scenes to make them more dynamic. There won’t be any *major* changes to the story or script, but I will be fixing some of the weaker parts when I get to them. Either way, I figured it was time to start sharing these. The finished pages will be posted on patreon and then when I’ve completed a full chapter I will update the website. (Don’t worry if you still like the old pages, I’ll be putting them in a section in the gallery, so you’ll still be able to access them.) Ultimately this is all for the print version of the comic, so I don’t have a specific deadline in mind. Working on these is really helping my art skills though, so bonus.

Thanks as always for checking back! I may need to scale back updates for the next bit as my wrist is still acting weird. I will keep you guys posted because I’m still not 100% on what I’m going to do yet.

No offence, General, but I don’t think David is the kind of person to send in troops just to see if a target’s there.

http://www.terra-comic.com/ Holly

Hey guys, turns out my wrist thing is carpal tunnel (one of the symptoms I had was similar to MS so I wasn’t completely sure at first). It’s pretty inflamed at the moment so I’m going to need to switch to every other weds for the next while until things calm down. The positive side to this is that I likely won’t need to take any extended hiatuses in the near future because of that extra time.

Thanks for your patience and understanding. It’s been frustrating because my fatigue isn’t bad but now I have another road block. I’m going to get a brace and will look into massage therapy.

hydrargyrum

Aw, boo, take rest. It’s always when I’m wanting to get things done that my wrists flare—funny how that works—and I find it hard to behave long enough to let the inflammation come down even though that’s the best thing.
(And, gee, General, what could possibly be an issue with a bunch of grown men monitoring a girl’s bedroom with a spy camera? I’m sure it’s not anything even slightly creepy, sir. So sorry to hear about the weather this week, sir.)

sunphoenix72

Man this general seems like he doesn’t know any other tactic than ‘Hit it with a hammer’. Subtlety is simply lost on him…

kilobyte

Carpal tunnel is horrible. I don’t have it, which is nice, but you talk to folks, you know? So I hope you improve as much as you can and don’t worry!

Jimmy John

Shit, i’m sorry to hear that! Message therapy is probably the best thing for it.

Jimmy John

Who needs a light touch when you’ve got a perfectly good sledgehammer? ;D

Obakeinu

Hmmmm… dunno. Maybe because Agrippa would spot that stratagem a mile away?

(Not to mention Rick…)

http://www.terra-comic.com/ Holly

It is indeed frustrating! I tried drawing a bit today with limited success, it only took a couple hours before my wrist started getting inflamed again. I have been trying different stretches and I think it’s improving overall, I just gotta make sure I don’t overdo it in the mean time.

I’ve been getting a lot of writing done though, as I’ve found typing doesn’t aggravate the injury nearly as much. So that’s at least something.

hydrargyrum

Yeah, no kidding. Something I’ve learned the hard way with wrist stuff is if you get to where you can feel it while working that’s just keeping the inflammation going and making recovery take longer. I was in a hurry on a project a week and a half ago, knowingly pushed things, and still have a sore wrist to show for it now. Sigh. Bad me. Felt important and satisfying at the time. But not worth it in the long run.
I find keyboarding more friendly too, at least if I’m good about maintaining proper wrist positioning and it’s nonrepetitive work with pauses for thinking. The other major factor I’ve found is minding warmth as that keeps up circulation. Braces offer some insulation but have been kind of a mixed bag as they get in the way too. So my go-to for half the year is some cut off fleece gloves.

http://www.terra-comic.com/ Holly

Thanks for the advice! I do notice that my hands get ridiculously cold sometimes, so I might have to get some gloves as well to help with circulation.

It’s annoying not being able to work on anything, but as you said pushing yourself only seems to prolong the issue.

hydrargyrum

You’re most welcome. Hope it helps a little!

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